Lebanon PM to announce government resignation: Health minister

Lebanon PM to announce government resignation: Health minister

An official close to Diab and several local news channels said the premier was soon due to speak publicly to announce the resignation of the entire cabinet







Reuters

, Monday 10 Aug 2020







File Photo: Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab speaks during a televised address to the the nation at the governmental palace in Beirut, Lebanon March 7, 2020. Photo: REUTERS













Lebanon's prime minister was set on Monday to announce the resignation of his government, the health minister said, after a devastating explosion in Beirut that has stirred public outrage and spurred a string of ministers to step down.

The Aug. 4 port warehouse detonation of more than 2,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate killed at